Porous Five Hole

Ugh, my Cam Akers start went even worse 🤦🏻‍♂️

Saw on twitter: It’s messed up how there are like 1000 christmas songs, but only one song about how the Bills make me want to shout.

Good lord, that was a beat down. That felt good. Thanks for sharing!

Jessie Pegula bowed out in the quarterfinals of the US Open to the #1 ranked player in the world tonight. It’s the second time this year that she has lost to Swiatek in the QF of a major (French Open). Tonight was pretty compelling and a bit disappointing. After losing the first set 6-3, Pegula broke Swiatek’s serve to tie the second set 5-5. On her serve, she led 40-love with a chance to take a commanding lead. She gave it all back and was broken back. She forced a second set tie-break at 6-6, but couldn’t prevail. I was amazed at how level-headed she played. She rarely showed emotion and was business-like onto the next point. It was impressive. I felt like the crowd was waiting for her to show some emotion to really get raucous, but never quite got there. Still, her rise in women’s tennis has been nothing short of phenomenal. At age 28, she has vaulted herself into the top ten in the world in both singles and doubles. Top ten in the world. Amazing.

No worries, your team is better than mine already

Draft grade of C ”Mayonnaise, middle of the road, mediocre, All words that describe this draft. We have to trust Five Hole will make trades and player adds if they are to reach the playoffs.” Very accurate.

Thanks for your help! All set.

@SDS, I received an error: ”Your invitation to that league no longer appears to be valid. Please contact your commissioner. (Error #447)” I have two yahoo email accounts, but I was logged into the proper account via web browser when I tried join. If possible, could you resend to radiofaz@yahoo.com and I’ll try again?

I think Petey truly believes that last season cannot be taken seriously as a baseline because the Sabres were out of playoff contention in the first two months of the season. I am paraphrasing, but he’s said before that it’s a lot easier to excel when the games “don’t mean anything.” Vanek is also the same. In reference to his sourpuss perspective, I agree with you a little bit. I think Petey just fell out of love with hockey. So he’s generally more pessimistic on everything involving the team/the game. It’s kind of like his path in the NHL. He did what he had to do in the NHL to keep the paychecks coming. And now with this podcast…He’s doing what he has to do to keep the paychecks coming. With that said, I prefer him to Rivet all day everyday. Simply reading this board would make him a better podcaster and Sabres resource, but he can’t even be bothered to do that.

He’s on his 2.5M per year bridge deal. The Rangers only have 1M in cap space at the moment. So maybe if the Sabres take some salary?

He’s got two years left on his ELC. The Rangers are probably looking for an NHL player on an ELC in return. So that would be one of Mule, Power, Krebs, Cozens, Quinn, or Peterka. I can’t imagine the Sabres are dealing one of those guys for him.

I don’t see anything either. Is this what is being talked about?

I think there’s a logjam on the right side for the NYR. Fox & Trouba are blockers. And Lundkvist knows he isn’t going to get PP time over either of those two.

Anybody want a young RD with no path toward playing time with the NYR?

The finger lakes are having an issue with Harmful Algae Blooms, also known as cyanobacteria. It’s nasty stuff. It can kill your dog if ingested and you can’t swim in it. Smaller/shallower/warmer lakes are more susceptible, but it has been reported on Seneca Lake (the biggest finger lake by depth). Honeoye Lake is a MESS. It really sucks. I just want to enjoy the lakes, but it isn’t safe.

This also rewards the homegrown “want to be here” type of player the team is so desperate to cultivate. Nice signing.

News: The Bills have placed CB Tre’Davious White on the Reserve/PUP list. #BillsMafia Details: https://bufbills.co/3AZcBML

I find it hard to know what else the Bills could have/should have done 4-6 weeks ago when MA made the team aware. 1) They had a tell-all conversation with the player. We don’t know if he was completely honest with the Bills. 2) They contacted the accuser’s representation. 3) They were made aware that there was an ongoing criminal investigation. We all know the San Diego police department is not at liberty to discuss any details of said ongoing investigation. If the Bills called the University (fair to assume), they were told/would have been told that the University was asked to defer the investigation to the police. What else do people expect would be additional and reasonable steps to take? I guess they could have hired their own private investigator, but to me that’s potentially interfering with an actual criminal investigation. The hand-wringing of the fanbase and media that “the team hoped the allegations wouldn’t see the light of day” doesn’t feel right. And with all that said, the choice to move on from MA given what has transpired does feel right. It is a tough and ugly situation.

Since McDermott comes from a defensive back background, I’m not concerned. I’m more concerned about the linebacker corps.

How about Rhode Island? Throwing a dart based on the size of the state.

I recently walked out of an Arby’s in Watkins Glen and saw a sticker by the door that said something like, “We hope you enjoyed your trip to the top of the food chain.” It made me giggle to myself I really dug the smokehouse brisket. And their curly fries are the best fast food fries in the country. Anyway, I’m going with North & South Dakota for no good reason at all.

I am not in the law field, but my understanding is that California has a pretty black and white statutory rape guideline. If you’re under 18, you’re a minor and cannot give consent. The complaint establishes that Araiza should have known her age. And not knowing her age at the time isn’t a legal defense. I think it is very likely that a statutory charge is coming. Which would lead me to think the Bills would know this and move on immediately. But the fact that they haven’t makes me wonder why…

I voted the “more of” category. I see Dylan to be a 6’ 3”, 200 pound problem for opponents. I don’t know if his offensive skills will score more than 20G per year, but he’s got the heart of a Drury (without the demanding & off-putting demeanor). I see the potential to be a very reliable 55-60 pt guy who you can count on. He will win more face offs that he will lose (currently at 46%-ish win percentage for his career), and the Sabres will end up depending on him in critical moments. I expect him to be a “glue” guy to the new core. From my observations of his play and personality, I expect him to continue to grow into a 2C role and flourish.

I am not a barstool guy, but this made me LOL

I bet there aren’t many fans who feel like the team is going in the wrong direction. It’s nearly impossible. Who doesn’t want to see a homegrown youth movement? Buffalo has sucked for so long that they’ve collected a huge pool of top ten draft selections. So this would breed confidence that better days are ahead. And I think most folks like the coach. I am confident in the front office because of the establishment of a qualified analytics department. I guess the only negative might be that some fans want to spend to the cap and try to be as competitive as possible immediately. Clearly that’s not the plan. I’m also sure that many don’t approve of the handling of the goaltending position so far, but the potential of the pipeline is exciting. So yes, I’m drinking Kevyn’s blue and gold kool-aid